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Record Colorado Fentanyl Bust Finds 1.7 Million Pills in Auctioned Storage Unit

Investigators link the stash to a Sinaloa Cartel network under active probes spanning several states plus Mexico.

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The Douglas County Sheriff's Office seized approximately 1.7 million fentanyl pills from a storage unit after its new owner reported finding them on Nov. 11. The Drug Enforcement Agency said an additional 12 kilograms of fentanyl powder, enough to make 6 million more pills, and 2.5 pounds of methamphetamine were in the unit. (Provided by Douglas County Sheriff's Office via X.com)
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Overview

  • Authorities displayed about 1.7 million counterfeit fentanyl pills, 12 kilograms of fentanyl powder, and roughly 2.5 pounds of methamphetamine recovered from a Highlands Ranch storage unit.
  • A bidder who won the unit at auction on Nov. 11 opened it, found the suspected drugs, and immediately notified the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
  • Officials said the seizure is the largest single fentanyl pill haul in Colorado history and the sixth-largest such seizure in the United States.
  • The 12 kilograms of powder could yield up to an additional six million counterfeit pills, a scale officials said underscores the lives potentially saved by the interdiction.
  • The unit's registered owner has been in federal custody since April, authorities have withheld names due to ongoing cases, and the DEA, CBI, and local partners continue a multi-jurisdictional investigation.